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Hi, Dr. Marna. This is Assistantita. I'm calling to ask you a question about

homeopathic medicines for treating common colds and some basic illnesses that

kids have like I have 10 month old and I've been wondering if those are safe and what the

date got for. Of AAP has been on this issue. If you could please address that, that'd be great.

And thank you so much for everything that you do. Love your content. Bye.

Hello, good morning. Thank you so much for this question. It is a common one I get and I'm

happy to answer it. You know in general supplements like homeopathic medicines are not regulated by

the FDA. What this means in America is that we are trusting the company who puts these on the

shelves for their safety and efficacy. So maybe if there's a brand out there that has been around

for a while we can say okay they're safe and effective even if they're not FDA approved.

But the reality is we are going by what the company is saying. Now this goes for any supplement.

So this goes for vitamins on the shelves. It goes for homeopathic medicines. So anything you buy

over the counter if you flip the box or packaging over you're going to see you know these claims are

not supported by the FDA. Now this doesn't necessarily mean the items are unsafe but you really have

to understand the risk and benefit here when you take any of these medicines or give it to your

child. I generally have a less is more approach with medicines even over the counter ones due to this

does your child really need this medicine or can we use something else like a home remedy that's

kind of natural stuff like stuff that we use in cooking. So I want to use the example of teething

remedies. I know you asked about common cold but teething isn't a good example. The best thing

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